The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-27

Rossville, 18th District The Forge Sab
bath school picnic proved to be very pleasant
affair." In addition to an ample supply of other
eatables they had an abundance of fish, which were
cooked on the shore. They were caught in set nets
by Mr.. John r. Corns and presented to the party.
Boating was the chief amusement.
Miss Annie Tilghman, of Elk Ridge, Howard
county,is visiting her relatives at Walnut Springs.
Miss Marian Bezat who formerly taught
school in the neighborhood, is visiting at Mr..
Thomas Streets.
Mrs. Susan Wells, who has been sorely afflicted
with rheumatism for several years, and not able
to walk, has so far recovered as to be able to be
taken distance of some miles and is now visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lemuel Kirk, Fallston,
Hartford county.
Mr.. Benz. Parlett, living near Trump's Mill,
has boon quito ill of late. but at last accounts he
was much better.
During recent storm Mrs. Joseph Earl, of
Middle River Neck, came near losing her life.-
The lightning came down the rod near by her
and when it was two or three feet from the ground
left the rod and struck the floor of the porch near
her feet, burning them considerably. She was
thrown DISTANCE of about six feet and was for
some time unconscious.
The Messrs. Clarke Bros. had their wheat
threshed recently and had good yield for the
season. 1t is the Beardless Amber and it is said
that this variety is turning out much better than
the Fultz wheat and has given much satisfaction
to those who have tried it for the last two years
or more.
The youngest child of Mr. Robert Fitch died on
the goth inst. Rev. Thomas Gorsuch oficiated at
the funeral.
On last Saturday night as Mr.. George Fitch
was coming from market, his horse accidentally
stumbled over stone pile and badly injured one
of his shoulders. PRINcIPIo.
Eklo, 9Th District.-Aquilla Barcham and
Peter Tracy, on returning from work the other
night, were waylaid Mr.. J. Adams, by men
who demanding their money or their lives. The
assailants fired two pistol shots without effect. 1t
was certainly poor sport, if intended for a joke,
and in the end may make trouble
The pic mic of Stelze's Lutheran Sunday school
was we'll attended. The Bonnair band furnished
the music, and south wind waited it over to the
9th district, much to the pleasure of those who
manned at home.
Two weddings have occurred here lately, viz:
The Silver Run widower has taken to himself
wife, and gone to housekeeping. The other was
a marrying for love and working for riches by
young couple. May their expectations be fully
realized. There is another widower on q still
hunt for double bessedness, with favorable pros
poets.
Feasting on olackberres, which has been much
enjoyed by the Clipper enders" for some time,h has
about come to an end, and gap will intervene
until chinquapin and chestnut gathering comes
around.
1t has become dry-very dry--since the Demo-
cratic primary. The bottle-canvasser has ceased
his visits, the money is all spent the whiskey all
drunk, and the empty bottle has been slowed
away in that old white hat that did the business,
and got away with the county convention. Van
ity Vanity All is vanity.